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Over 60 German universities and research institutions have announced
they are leaving the social media platform X due to a "lack of
compatibility between the platform and the institutions' core values".

"Changes to X--from the algorithmic amplification of right-wing
populist content to the restriction of organic reach--make further use
untenable," the group said in a joint statement on 10 January.

Since billionaire Elon Musk purchased the platform in 2022, "not only
have X's reach and interaction rate seen a steady decline...the
platform's algorithm has also been manipulated to favour content that
corresponds to its owner's worldview", according to Goethe University
in Frankfurt, one of the universities leaving the platform.

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-germany-2025-1-more-than-60-german-universities-and-research-institutions-leave-x/